How did I get bed bugs?

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Question by beth:
How did I get bed bugs?

I moved in in May ’06 and haven’t gotten anything till beginning of November ’06. I didn’t bring in any used furniture or clothes so I have no idea where I could have gotten them from. My landlord doesn’t believe me that I didn’t bring them in myself. How could they have infested my bedroom?

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Answer by teel2624
If you travelled and stayed in a hotel with them (or if anyone has stayed in your house), they could have come in on luggage.

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triplebogie March 9, 2011 at 11:54 am

Have you been on any trips—if not perhaps neighbors.

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Frankie March 9, 2011 at 12:51 pm

They may have already been there before you arrived but were kept at bay by either rigorous cleaning or cold temperatures. If you’ve been using the heating a lot recently they would probably have multiplied. Make friends with your vacuum cleaner and keep it in the bedroom.Vacuum every nook and cranny every time you change the bedlinen. If the mattress is infested get rid of it. Good luck. Really rigorous cleaning, Kim and Aggie style will keep all these pests at bay.

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arewethereyet March 9, 2011 at 12:56 pm

You’ve slept in a motel lately huh, probably in New York?

I read an article about bedbugs and they are making a comback unfortunately. Not trying to put others down, but it seems they have travelled on the clothes and luggage of folks overseas.

We got rid of bedbugs back in the 1950’s, mainly due to the rigorous cleaning of housewives lol. In order to get them out of your bed you will need to first drag your mattress and boxspring out into the sunshine and leave it there all day, preferably on a hot day. While that is done, spray the carpet with antiseptic spray, clean ALL bedclothes, pillows, clothes, curtains, everything capable of being cleaned. This must be done all at the same time!

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